# Accident 20100501033689A: Cessna 182T, Parkersburg, WV, May 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2010, 11:13 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3403° N, 81.4369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3403&lon=-81.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N935FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 8 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100501033689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT, WV (PKB): N935FA, A C182T, SUSTAINED A FLAT TIRE AFTER THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED ON LANDING RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. POB: ONE, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL,PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING RUNWAY 21 A GUST OF WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR STARTING A PORPOISE EFFECT. PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED RUNWAY 21. ON TAXI TO THE RAMP PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. PILOT INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND OBSERVED NOSE TIRE HAD FAILED.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND NOTED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR ATTACH AREA OF FIREWALL TO INCLUDE SHEARED FASTENERS, BUCKLING, AND BENDING OF STRUCTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA253), May 1, 2010: Cessna 182T (N935FA), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control while landing with a gusting wind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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